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Anthony Turton

Turton is a professor at the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State in South Africa. He earned a doctorate in political science from the University of Pretoria in 2004, has published widely on transboundary water management, and is an editor of the journals Water Policy and Water International. He also works as an advisor in the mining sector, developing strategies to mitigate water constraints.